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Lu Wan 盧綰 (247-193) was a general of and later rebel against Liu Bang 劉邦, the founder of the Han dynasty 漢 (206 BCE-220 CE).
He originated from Feng 豐 (modern Peixian 沛縣, Jiangsu) and was a friend of Liu Bang who was a local petty official at that time. He also followed Liu Bang to the west when Liu was made king of Han 漢 by the hegemon Xiang Yu 項羽.
During Liu Bang's war against Xiang Yu, Lu Wan was a general of Liu Bang. He was appointed Defender-in-chief (taiwei 太尉) and was given the title of Marquis of Chang'an 長安侯.
After Xiang Yu's death, Lu Wan led the campaign against Zang Tu 臧荼, king of Yan 燕 in the northeast and was subsequently invested as King of Yan.
When the princely counsellor (xiangguo 相國) of Zhao 趙, Chen Xi 陳豨, rebelled, Lu Wan joined and also sought for cavalry support from his steppe neighbours, the Xiongnu 匈奴. Chen Xi was defeated, and fearing the fate of execution, Lu Wan escaped to the Xiongnu. The khan of the Xiongnu made him King of the Eastern Hulu barbarians 東胡盧王. Lu Wan died a few years thereafter, living among the Xiongnu.